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Terracotta bobbin

 

Attributed to the Penthesilea Painter

Period:Classical

Date:ca. 460–450 B.C.E.

Culture:Greek, Attic

Medium:Terracotta; white-ground

Dimensions:diameter of side A 4 13/16 in. (12.3 cm); diameter of side B 5 1/16 in. (12.8 cm)

 

One side, Nike (the personification of victory) offering fillet (band) to youth

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Uploaded on April 22, 2016
Taken on April 11, 2016